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1.Bound nounSino-Korean: 臺

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    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of cars, planes, musical instruments, machines, etc.

    Korean definition: 차, 비행기, 악기, 기계 등을 세는 단위.

    • Two airplanes are flying in the sky.

    • A car came up and stopped in front of me.

2.Noun

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    stem

    The upright, hollow stems of a tall plant.

    Korean definition: 키가 큰 식물의 속이 비고 꼿꼿한 줄기.

    • If you finely chop the tall corn stalks and spread them on the field, they make good fertilizer.

    • Sorghum stalks are tall and straight, but if you snap one, it's hollow inside.

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    stick

    A long, thin stick.

    Korean definition: 가늘고 긴 막대.

    • My aunt is thin and long like a stick, so her nickname is Pole.

    • My father trimmed a branch into a stick and used it as a switch.

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    strong will; determination

    One's determination not to give up one's will.

    Korean definition: 자신의 뜻을 굽히지 않으려는 의지.

    • Middle-aged women in our country are even more strong-willed than men.

    • People who do what they want to do don't bend their will.

3.Bound noun

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    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of long, thin objects such as arrows, etc.

    Korean definition: 화살 등과 같이 가늘고 긴 물건을 세는 단위.

    • An arrow flew from afar and lodged in my shoulder.

    • All three arrows hit the very center of the target.

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    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of teeth or ribs.

    Korean definition: 이나 갈비를 세는 단위.

    • Minjun broke two ribs in a traffic accident.

    • My family loves meat, so we polish off about three ribs in no time.

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    cigarette

    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of cigarettes or the frequency of smoking.

    Korean definition: 담배의 개수나 담배를 피우는 횟수를 세는 단위.

    • A shabbily dressed man asked me for a cigarette.

    • I stopped working, went up to the rooftop, and smoked a cigarette.

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    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the frequency of beating.

    Korean definition: 때리는 횟수를 세는 단위.

    • After getting a few strokes of the switch, my younger brother cried and begged forgiveness.

    • The teacher hit the palms of the students who hadn't done their homework twice each.